Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781596436251 (1596436255)
ASIN: 1596436255
Publish date: 2010-02-05
Publisher: First Second
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Middle Grade,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Mythology,
Greek Mythology
Even though I loved my textbook for mythology in school, I would've loved a book like this far more. The colour choices are rich, though uncommon hues, and the use of contrast is particularly interesting. The text is a perfect blend of recognizable/accessible vocabulary with a cadence that makes it ...
Zeus: King of the Gods is a great start to the tales of the twelve Olympians. I loved how O'Connor used this book to set up the series. The reader gets to learn about how Gaea and Ouranos came to be, how the Titans and Titanesses were born, and how Kronos became king, and was eventually overthrown b...
In the first volume of the series, O'Connor explains how Zeus became the leader of the gods and overthrew the Titans. Big, cool war scenes. I really enjoy the contrast between the art styles of the various sequences.
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